Will Blag work for me?

gator · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject: Will Blag work for me?

I am wondering if Blag will work for my computer. I have a 5050 Acer Aspier laptop with wifi. If I install blag by defult will wifi automaticly pick up? My wirless card is bcm4318 brodcom

Also, would my sound work.. My sound is Realtek HD

jebba · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject:

Sound will probably work, broadcom wifi won't. More info here:

http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/acer.html

-Jeff

Blarney · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject:

I've got a 5050 Acer Aspire... Not installed BLAG on it yet but mine has Atheros wifi... which I believe should work with madwifi drivers?

jebba · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

The ath5k drivers work with some atheros chipsets and ath5k is free. Madwifiis not free.

gator · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject:

So there's no way my brodcom chip would work..?

And could you direct me to a linux that would support my wifi..
I am using ubuntu and it supports it..but I'd perfer to use another linux.

jebba · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:05 am Post subject:

noldrin · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:38 am Post subject:

If you have the non-free windows driver, you can use tools that come with BLAG (fwcutter or ndiswrapper) to make use of it for connecting. But doing so is out of the scope of these forums. The topic has been dealt with on other forums across the internet though.

extraspecialbitter · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:07 pm Post subject:

I guess what we're saying is that it is technically possible to run BLAG on a laptop using this wireless card, but that Broadcom hasn't seen fit to make its source code available to developers - therefore users are forced to use non-free drivers in order to get it working. The Fedora Forum has a good how-to on the topic at http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=115572&highlight=bcm43, and there are many other write-ups available on the web.